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Cordyceps: study protocols

16 study groups say how much Cordyceps participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Cordyceps: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

400 products in our catalogue print how much Cordyceps a serving holds.

Most common: 250 mg to 500 mg, 44% of 400 products.

Dose per servingProducts
10 mg or less
6
10 mg to 25 mg
20
25 mg to 50 mg
22
50 mg to 100 mg
49
100 mg to 250 mg
67
250 mg to 500 mg
177
500 mg to 1 g
43
over 1 g
16

Dose per serving from research

14 study groups in 11 studies say how much Cordyceps participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 1 g to 2.5 g, 43% of 14 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mg to 1 g
2
1 g to 2.5 g
6
2.5 g to 5 g
3
5 g to 10 g
3

Commonly used together

2 of 16 study groups took Cordyceps with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

16 study groups

Study
Clinical application of Cordyceps sinensis on immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplantation
2009 · treatment group · renal transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy
3 g—93
Efficacy of Cordyceps cicadae (Ascomycota) Mycelium Supplementation for Amelioration of Dry Eye Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Pilot Study
2022 · Cordyceps cicadae mycelium group · Healthy individuals; age and sex not specified
1.05 g90 days—
Role of dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps) in prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with stable angina pectoris
2013 · Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps) treatment group · Patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing angioplasty
9 g6 days52
Effect of Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps) therapy on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes and renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography
2015 · intensive DCXC therapy group · Patients with type 2 diabetes and renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography
9 g6 days40
Effect of Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps) therapy on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes and renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography
2015 · standard DCXC therapy group · Patients with type 2 diabetes and renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography
6 g6 days39
[Cordyceps sinensis combined with Jujing Pills for male infertility]
2021 · CS · Male infertility patients
2 g12 weeks30
[Cordyceps sinensis combined with Jujing Pills for male infertility]
2021 · CS+JJP · Male infertility patients
2 g12 weeks30
A randomized controlled clinical trial examining the effects of Cordyceps militaris beverage on the immune response in healthy adults
2024 · Male FCM-supplemented group · Healthy Thai men aged 25–60 years
75 mL60 days10
A randomized controlled clinical trial examining the effects of Cordyceps militaris beverage on the immune response in healthy adults
2024 · Female FCM-supplemented group · Healthy Thai women aged 25–60 years
75 mL60 days10
Cordyceps militaris Enhances Cell-Mediated Immunity in Healthy Korean Men
2015 · experimental group · Healthy male adults
1.5 g4 weeks39
Cordyceps sinensis accelerates stem cell recruitment to human skeletal muscle after exercise
2024 · Cordyceps · Young adults, mean age 24 years; no condition reported
1 g1 day14
Effect of the Administration of Cordyceps militaris Mycelium Extract on Blood Markers for Anemia in Long-Distance Runners
2024 · CM group · Male long-distance runners aged 18–24 years; healthy, with no diagnosed anemia
1.8 g16 weeks11
Immunomodulatory effects of a mycelium extract of Cordyceps (Paecilomyces hepiali; CBG-CS-2): a randomized and double-blind clinical trial
2019 · CBG-CS-2 group · Adults aged 20–75, male and female, with slightly decreased immunity and no specified diagnosed disease
1.68 g8 weeks39
[Treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy with combination of enalapril and bailing capsule]
2008 · Group A · Patients with chronic allograft nephropathy after kidney transplantation; age and sex not reported
4 g39 weeks22
[Treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy with combination of enalapril and bailing capsule]
2008 · Group C · Patients with chronic allograft nephropathy after kidney transplantation; age and sex not reported
4 g39 weeks21
[Effect of combined therapy with hypha Cordyceps and ginkgo leaf tablet on micro-inflammation in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis]
2008 · treated group · Patients undergoing long-term maintenance hemodialysis; age and sex not reported
990 mg90 days33
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